Reasons why I didn't call the utility yesterday: 1. They might blow me off. I guess that's not really a reason, at worst I wasted a phone call. 2. They might come out, say no problems found, hand me a bill for the service call, and leave. 3. They might find the problem is in my wiring, red-tag it and disconnect me at the transformer, hand me a bill for the diagnosis, and leave it that way until I present them with the permit and work order from having it fixed by an electrician. NOT what I'd want to happen on a Friday.
Anyway, from the things I've figured out it isn't, if it's mine it's probably not where I can access it without pulling the meter off, and if it's theirs it's probably on top of a pole. Still haven't seen a single flicker today. I'm tempted to have them turn the power off at the transformer Monday, buy some 3/0 copper, and replace my 100A aluminum utility drop with 200A copper. I'd be rid of the potentially hazardous aluminum, and have the option of upgrading to a bigger load center in the future. I'd be my luck that I'd have a 100A or 125 meter box though. I don't think there's an amp rating marked on the outside of it. Mitch. > On September 29, 2018 at 10:13 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > We had a similar situation in the house we built here where we were getting > flickering on one phase for a couple of days. I reported it but the utility > blew me off. I even had a capture from my Fluke and the transfer switch on > my generator that I gave them that showed the voltage drops. They were short > enough that the ATS was ignoring them. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
